Washington State Mysteries

If you killed a pet cat, you’ve essentially destroyed its owners’ property, so you can be brought up on criminal charges for that. Animal cruelty charges apply. Owners of a pet cat can sue you for the distress you caused them. If you kill a feral cat that is a pest in your area, it is still a crime to kill them in an inhumane manner. Olly, the sixth cat in the string of killings, was left on a front lawn. Thurston County Animal Services Officer Erika Johnson told Q13 that forensics show that the cat was strangled, cut open and her spine extracted. It was a gruesome scene, and it wasn’t the first time authorities had come across such a killing in recent weeks. Olly’s death has been linked to the killings of five other cats in Thurston County and a sixth in Port Angeles. A serial cat killer may be roaming around in Washington. He should be caught and punished before he would commit more heinous crimes. According to Q13 FOX, Thurston County Animal Services Officer Erika Johnson performe

Body of a Whatcom County woman missing since 2016 found near Verlot | Bellingham Herald LOCAL Body of a Whatcom County woman missing since 2016 found near Verlot BY DAVID RASBACH AND  ROBERT MITTENDORF FEBRUARY 09, 2019 05:00 AM, UPDATED FEBRUARY 09, 2019 06:00 AM The remains of Whatcom County woman Vera Izhevskiy, who has been missing more than two years was recovered last week and positively identified Friday, and her death is being investigated as suspicious. The remains of Whatcom County woman The remains of a Whatcom County woman missing more than two years were recovered last week and positively identified Friday. Her death is being investigated as suspicious. The Snohomish County Medical Examiner, in a tweet, identified the remains found Jan. 30 near Verlot as 25-year-old Vera V. Izhevskiy of Maple Falls. The tweet also said the cause and manner of death are still being investigated. “It’s been a really tough thing for her family to deal with and her friends not knowi

BREAKING: Arrest Made in 1972 Homicide Cold Case EVERETT, Wash. – Detectives from the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Offices arrested a 77 year-old Edmonds (Washington) man yesterday for the 1972 murder of 20 year-old Jody Loomis. Her body was found in what was at the time a heavily wooded area near what is now Mill Creek Rd, east of the intersection of Bothell-Everett Hwy and 164th St SW. Terrence Miller, who was identified as a suspect through genetic genealogy, was arrested at his home yesterday around 10:30 a.m. without incident. He has been charged with 1st degree premeditated murder and is being held in the Snohomish County jail on $1 million bail. Detectives believe Miller was living in the Edmonds area at the time of the murder, approximately five miles from where Loomis’ body was found. “After more than 46 years of searching for her killer, we finally have some answers for Jody’s family,” said Snohomish County Sheriff Ty Trenary. “Thanks to the relentless persistence of our cold